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My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: for whom the Lord loves, he rebukes, and scourges every son whom he receives. Blessed is the man who has found wisdom, and…
“The Cross of the Lord is unpleasant and sorrowful to the ear, but it consists of joy and gladness. It is the originator, not so much of suffering as much as of passionlessness. For Jews the Cross is temptation, for…
Our father among the saints Andrew of Crete was Archbishop of Crete at the end of the 7th century and the beginning of the 8th. He was a true luminary of the Church, a great hierarch—a theologian, teacher, and hymnographer,…
From the Gospel account of how the blessed event of the Mother of God’s annunciation took place, we know that in response to Archangel Gabriel’s tidings that She had been chosen to become the Mother of God the Word incarnate,…
This past Sunday, we celebrated Holy Pentecost – the descent of the All-Holy Spirit. This same Holy Spirit remains with Christ’s holy Church and empowers members of the Church towards their salvation. Thus on this Sunday immediately following Pentecost, we…
June 7, 2021, Omsk, Siberia In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Today’s Feast has three names: Pentecost, the Descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles, and the Day of the…
We greet each other tomorrow at the service of the ninth hour with “Christ is risen!” for the last time this year. Christ is risen, however, is always a blessed greeting. Here is that greeting in many tongues. Aleut: Khristus…
Apostle Andronicus of the Seventy and his fellow laborer Junia (1st c.). Venerable Euphrosyne (Princess Eudocia) of Moscow (1407). Martyrs Solochon, Pamphamer, and Pamphalon at Chalcedon (298). St. Stephen, archbishop of Constantinople (893).Uncovering of the relics (1551) of Venerable Adrian,…